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AwareMess manifesto

Zero tolerance declaration and the “No Shitty Behaviour” principles.

Please note

Registering for the championship means automatically accepting these rules, and not having read the manifesto does not exempt you from following it.

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Our philosophy: the tarmac belongs to everyone

This race is built from the ground up: through self-organisation, mutual aid and street respect.

  • We do not tolerate corporate dynamics, or the oppressive and violent attitudes that have historically marked urban cycling.

  • We come to enjoy ourselves and have fun, to share as much as to compete, to pedal hard, to look after each other and to celebrate the diversity of our community. We want the streets and our meeting places to be safe, free and liveable spaces for everyone: women, trans people, non-binary identities (FLINTA) and every gender and sexual dissidence.

  • If your way of competing or having fun needs to trample, erase, insult or harass other people, this is not your race and this is not your community.

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The “No Shitty Behaviour” principles (zero shitty attitudes)

So that the wheel keeps turning safely, we collectively take on these non-negotiable limits:

  • Zero tolerance for discrimination

    There is no room for sexist, transphobic, homophobic, racist, classist, ableist or fatphobic comments, jokes, gestures or attitudes, and so on.

  • Consent is respected

    “No means no, and only YES means yes.” Flirting and fun are welcome, but verbal harassment, pushy insistence and unwanted touching mean immediate expulsion.

  • Alcohol is not an excuse

    Being drunk or under the influence of substances does not justify losing your respect for others, and it does not cancel your responsibility for your own actions. If you drink, remember that someone heavily under the influence of alcohol is NOT able to give consent. If you see someone vulnerable, you look after them, you do not use them.

  • Healthy competition on the street

    Macho posturing on the bike, aggressive riding that puts other racers in real danger, insults out on the course and contempt for beginners or for whoever is slower are completely out of place. The same goes for how you treat the organising team, the volunteers and the people on the checkpoints. Here we are not measured only by our legs or our result in the race, we are defined by how we look after each other in the community.

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Self-organisation and mutual aid in action (how we act)

We do not delegate our safety to the police or to outside agents; we look after each other through community action:

  • Collective responsibility (do not be complicit)

    If you witness a shitty attitude, do not look the other way. Step in safely if you can, or immediately find someone wearing the AwareMess team badge.

  • The team is there to listen to you

    If you suffer any kind of assault, harassment or uncomfortable moment, go to the marked points or people, or to the Safer Space. You will be heard without being judged or questioned, and you decide how to proceed.

  • Community justice and sanctions

    Anyone who pulls a “shitty behaviour” will face the response of the collective: a public warning, immediate removal of their race number, expulsion from the party venue, and a ban from future events on the messenger network.

We ride together, we look after each other. Fixed gear against sexism and hate on the streets!

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